Two Points of View, Miles Apart
By RANDY KENNEDY
Robert Whitman specializes in the art of the ephemeral, in this case two performances, occurring at once, miles apart, that inform each other.
The last versions of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” to reflect Julie Taymor’s vision are playing on Broadway this weekend.
Robert Whitman specializes in the art of the ephemeral, in this case two performances, occurring at once, miles apart, that inform each other.
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“War Horse,” the hit London play about the horrors of World War I, and its captivating star come to life at Lincoln Center.
Mr. Serra is pushing the Metropolitan Museum of Art to new extremes in this first survey of his drawings to be mounted by an American museum.
Riccardo Muti prepares “Otello” with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
A new exhibition, “The World’s Largest Dinosaurs,” at the American Museum of Natural History, shows how paleontology is changing along with our knowledge of the extinct creatures.
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Josh Smith has a show opening May 7 at the Brant Foundation Art Study Center in Greenwich, Conn., and pieces at the Venice Biennale.
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